Obviously Dennis is suspended now. That throws another issue into the scenario for us with selection but we're looking forward to Tuesday and seeing if we can find three points off Huddersfield." In Geordie English, the word “champion” becomes an adjective rather than a noun, meaning “great” or “excellent”. This phrase is commonly prefaced with “Eeeh”, which is a Geordie way of adding emphasis to something. The “man” on the end does the same thing, but is not so drawn out like the American “man” we hear a lot. It is quite short and used when talking with anyone, regardless of gender. The song became an anthem for United supporters and the record sold 40,000 copies in a fortnight, faster than the national No 1 in the North East. One account traces the name to the times of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715. The Jacobites declared that the natives of Newcastle were staunch supporters of the Hanoverian kings, whose first representative George I reigned (1714–1727) at the time of the 1715 rebellion. Newcastle contrasted with rural Northumberland, which largely supported the Jacobite cause. In this case, the term "Geordie" may have derived from the popular anti-Hanoverian song " Cam Ye O'er Frae France?", [26] which calls the first Hanoverian king "Geordie Whelps", a play on "George the Guelph". a b "Here's a word from Dorfy". South Shields Gazette. 17 March 2009 . Retrieved 13 May 2012. wawds y've nigh forgot – ""Howay!"" ""Gan on!""

The second elements of NEAR and CURE, /iə, uə/, are commonly as open as the typical Geordie realisation of /ə/ ( [ ɐ]). [46] Many female speakers merge GOAT /oː/ with THOUGHT /ɔː/, but the exact phonetic quality of the merged vowel is uncertain. [40] Colls, Robert; Lancaster, Bill (1992), Geordies: roots of regionalism (2nded.), Newcastle upon Tyne: Northumbria University Press, ISBN 978-1904794127 Beal, Joan (2004), "English dialects in the North of England: phonology", in Schneider, Edgar W.; Burridge, Kate; Kortmann, Bernd; Mesthrie, Rajend; Upton, Clive (eds.), A handbook of varieties of English, vol.1: Phonology, Mouton de Gruyter, pp.113–133, ISBN 3-11-017532-0The first word of this phrase has a few different meanings depending on what it is combined with. The above phrase means “Come on, let’s go now”, but the same “howay” can be used as in “Howay, man” if someone cuts in front of you in line or something else inconsiderate. “Howay the lads” is a popular chant among many Geordie football fans cheering for their favorite team, the Newcastle United Football Club. In that case, the “come on” meaning still rings true. a b c d e f g "Here's a word from Dorfy". South Shields Gazette. 17 March 2009 . Retrieved 13 May 2012.

Howay The Lads is among many phrases that are commonly used in Newcastle. It is associated with the Geordie dialect spoken in Newcastle and the surrounding areas. Some of my dads legendary sayings of 'hadaway and shite man' (thats nonsense you fool), 'why aye man' (yes, certainly), 'thants canny' (its very good), 'bliddy helles belles man woman' (for Gods sake usually aimed at my nan lol) - I miss them all and the bonkers Sunday dinners. l/ is traditionally clear in all contexts, meaning the velarised allophone is absent. However, modern accents may periodically use [ɫ] in syllable final positions, sometimes it may even be vocalised (as in bottle [ˈbɒʔʊ]). [38] A housewife's lot, according to Dorfy". South Shields Gazette. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009 . Retrieved 13 May 2012. NEEBODY seems t' reelise that a hooswife aalwiz... In the English Dialect Dictionary of 1900, Joseph Wright gave as his fourth definition of "Geordie": A man from Tyneside; a miner; a north-country collier vessel, quoting two sources from Northumberland, one from East Durham and one from Australia. The source from Durham stated: "In South Tyneside even, this name was applied to the Lower Tyneside men." [30]Petyt, Keith Malcolm (1980). The Study of Dialect: An introduction to dialectology. Andre Deutsch. pp.94–96. ISBN 0233972129. Henderson, Clarks. "NEIMME: Lamps – No. 14. SCOTCH DAVY LAMP". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008 . Retrieved 2 December 2007. CONSTRUCTION. Gauzes. Cylindrical, 2 ins diameter. 41/2" high with conical top, a double gauze 1 ins. in depth at the peak. 24 mesh iron. Light. Candle. Dorphy, Dorothy Samuelson-Sandvid. Dorphy's Geordie dialog, South Shields Gazette". Archived from the original on 13 April 2003 . Retrieved 4 November 2007. The Geordie accent does not use the glottal stop in a usual fashion. It is characterised by a unique type of glottal stops. /p, t, k/ can all be pronounced simultaneously with a glottal stop after them in Geordie, both at the end of a syllable and sometimes before a weak vowel. [37] NURSE, /øː/, may be phonetically [ øː] or a higher, unrounded vowel [ ɪː]. [40] An RP-like vowel [ ɜ̝ː] is also possible. [42]